ERIC KAUFMAN
Eric is responsible for, among other things, day-to-day operations and management of the company, as well as defining and implementing the company's long term strategy, cultivating business development efforts and overseeing mergers and acquisitions. As a certified NFLPA agent, he is also responsible for recruiting new clients, negotiating contracts and daily client maintenance.
 
Before helping Uberstine launch Premier Sports Management, Eric was Director of Business Development at Management Plus Enterprises, leading the company's efforts to develop unique sports and entertainment events and programming, such as the inaugural NIKE World Championships of Beach Volleyball, and the Annual Shaq Athletes and Entertainers for Kids Games.  Prior to this role, Eric served as Associate Director of Marketing, assisting in the development of global branding and marketing campaigns for sport icons such as Shaquille O'Neal and Lisa Leslie.  Additionally, Eric recently spent two years overseas working as the Business Development Manager, Central and Eastern Europe, for Euronet Worldwide, a leading electronic financial transaction processing company providing payment solutions for multinational banks.
 
Eric did his undergraduate work at the University of California at Davis, and earned his MBA in International Management from Thunderbird, The Garvin School of International Management, in Arizona.